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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Feb. 11, 2019) -- A new study suggests the use of autonomous machines increases cooperation among individuals. Researchers from the U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory,…

Researchers at IST Austria find new property of important physical model; results published in PNASCredit: Moritz Lang The so-called Abelian sandpile model has been studied by scientists for more than 30 years to better understand a…

Erika Camacho, an associate professor in the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at Arizona State University, is the winner of the 2019 Mentor Award, presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The…

Decentralized systems are more efficient at reaching a target when its components are not overly capable, according to new GW studyCredit: Pedro D. Manrique WASHINGTON (Feb. 6, 2019)--A team of researchers including Neil Johnson, a…

Expanding our understanding of the relationship between brain size and brain power, researchers discover that bees can do basic arithmeticCredit: RMIT University Researchers have found bees can do basic mathematics, in a discovery that…

Dr. Rainu Kaushal and colleagues analyze much needed solutions for reduction in high healthcare utilization among high-need, high-risk patients By many estimates, only 5% of U.S. patients are high-need, high-cost (HNHC), yet they account…

75 Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) announced £446 million invested in skills development across the UK Industry partners contributing a further £386 million in cash or in-kind One of the UK's most significant investments in…

Credit: Bruce Palmer/FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State University researchers have found that abrupt variations in the seafloor can cause dangerous ocean waves known as rogue or freak waves -- waves so…

Machine-learning approach could help robots assemble cellphones and other small parts in a manufacturing line In the basement of MIT's Building 3, a robot is carefully contemplating its next move. It gently pokes at a tower of blocks,…

With support from the National Science Foundation, a team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is developing software to help organizations in a range of fields, including transportation and health care, make data-driven decisions in real…

The changes in the perception of personal well-being that could take place in the next three decades, on a global level, depend much more on social factors than on economic ones. This is the result of a pioneering study developed by…

Model identifies instances when autonomous systems have learned from examples that may cause dangerous errors in the real world. A novel model developed by MIT and Microsoft researchers identifies instances in which autonomous systems…

New research has revealed that people's behaviour is predictable from the social media data of as few as eight or nine of their friends. Published today in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, a study from the University of Adelaide in…

Credit: Helen Huang Researchers from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina and Arizona State University have developed an intelligent system for "tuning" powered prosthetic knees, allowing patients to walk…

A 10-minute mental exercise helps improve lower-income students' STEM exam scores A new study released today reveals that helping lower-income high school freshman to regulate their test-taking anxiety can cut their biology course failure…

Credit: Champalimaud Research Science Communication Office George is a zebrafish. Along with Tom and 98 other mates, George swims freely in a laboratory tank at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown (CCU), in Lisbon, Portugal. A camera…

Credit: Blake Meyer on Unsplash What does the blue whale have in common with the Bengal tiger and the green turtle? They share the risk of extinction and are classified as endangered species. There are multiple reasons for…

A new software system for smartphones can quickly and unobtrusively detect early signs of opioid overdoses, according to a new study. The software successfully identified respiratory depression (a hallmark symptom of overdose) in opioid…